Originally, hospital meant a place where strangers or visitors were received; in the course of time, its use was restricted to institutions for the care of the sick.
Chan School of Public Health, 42 Church St, Cambridge, MA 02139 (ajha@hsph.harvard.edu). Accepted for Publication: April 25, 2017. Author Contributions: Dr Burke had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of ...
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``Converting Hospitals from Not- For-Profit to For-Profit Status: Why and What Effects?'' in Cutler, ed., The Changing Hospital Industry: Comparing Not-for-Profit and For-Profit Institutions (Chicago: University of Chicago Press): 45-79....
With American hospitals facing a dire shortage of nurses amid a slogging pandemic, many are looking abroad for health care workers. And it could be just in time. There’s an unusually high number of green cards available this year for foreign professiona
However, a declining need for charity care should have corresponded with a decline in the 340B program. Instead, the program grew significantly. In addition to the five regional hospitals, the report looked at two hospitals known for high charity care rates—Cambridge Health All...
Malnutrition in Austrian hospital patients. Prevalence, risk factors, nursing interventions, and quality indicators: a descriptive multicentre study Aims: This study reports the prevalence of malnutrition (according to body mass index and malnutrition universal screening tool) and the prevalence of heal.....
Mass-casualty and hospital preparedness has been analyzed widely. However, information regarding the types of areas where these events occur is limited. Therefore, the characteristics of acute hazardous substances releases resulting in death/multiple-victim events occuring in rural/agricultural areas and ...
“I saw the write up about your coats in the e-mail from AMWA,†according to Desiree C, physician from Dover, Mass. “I never thought about getting my own coats before (for over 30 years). I’ve always worn the thin, horrible ones the hospital provides. I’...
In addition to Mass Gen Brigham and its affiliated hospitals, other participants included: Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.; NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre; The Self-Defense Forces Central Hospital in Tokyo; National Taiwan University MeDA Lab and MAHC and Taiwan National...